Valena is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States.

[2][3] Valena was located on the east bank of the Big Black River, on the western part of a plantation owned by S.H.

[4] The settlement prospered as a small trading center, and was a regular stopping point for flatboats on the river.

[4] The first sawmill in the county was located there, as well as a blacksmith shop, a saloon, two or three stores, and a post office from 1837 to 1840.

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